Former USC DL Mike Patterson has AVM
We all heard the terrible news about Mike Patterson having a seizure on the practice field yesterday. We now know what caused this. Arteriovenous malformation... A brain AVM (arteriovenous...
The Injury Clinic
The Injury Clinic - The McKnight Injury
It was announced late yesterday that Joe McKnight will not make the trip to Pullman because of his turf toe injury Turf Toe is becoming more and more prevalent in football. It sidelined Beanie...
The Injury Clinic - The Bradford Injury
Well, thankfully its been a while but unfortunately its time for another Injury Clinic write-up. Earlier this week it was revealed that TB Allen Bradford has a labral tear in his hip. This is a N...
The Injury Clinic - Gallipo has Back Surgery
Wolf reported it earlier this evening. USC linebacker Chris Galippo will be out about three months following back surgery to repair a bulging disc. This is not the same disc Galippo underwent...
The Injury Clinic - The Concussion
Continuing our series of posts on sports injuries. - Paragon The Concussion Injury This one of the most misunderstood injuries in sports, concussions can be mild or severe depending on the...
The Injury Clinic: The Hazleton Injury
Update [2008-2-23 9:59:52 by Paragon SC]: According to Wolf, in his Round 6 of answers this morning, Hazleton’s injury is NOT a sports hernia but they are tears in the abdominal muscle. The...
Injury Clinic Update
I know it has been a while since I have posted anything of substance in regards to injuries thanks in part to SC staying healthy for the most part.But...I have updated the side bar with some posts...
The Injury Clinic - The Baker Injury
My heart sunk when I saw Sam Baker limping to the sidelines on Saturday with a hamstring injury. This is another one of those injuries that can affect any athlete at any time and only time and rest...
The Injury Clinic - The Maualuga Injury
Rey Maualuga punched his ticket in joining the injury list this past weekend with a hip pointer.This is not an uncommon injury in football or soccer players and it can be painful to the injured...
The Injury Clinic - The Harris Injury
Cary Harris' dislocated shoulder is a more significant injury than Chauncey Washington's AC Joint separation.A shoulder dislocation is often confused with a shoulder separation, but these are two...
The Injury Clinic - The Pinkard Injury
It was announced on Wolf's blog this evening that Josh Pinkard will not play against Nebraska because of a deep bone bruise. It was also noted that things seem to be getting murkier in regards to...
The Injury Clinic - Broderick Green Update
It was reported by both the L.A. Times and The Daily News that Broderick Green will have surgery to repair and stabilize the stress fracture in his foot. This is significant because it is sure to...
The Injury Clinic - The Cushing Injury
As part of our series on sports injuries, The Injury Clinic, we discussed The Ankle Sprain and its commonality in sports. Brian Cushing's injury while alarming appears to minor in nature and with...
The Spanos Injury
MRI of a torn Triceps The Torn Triceps This is one of those tricky injuries that happens and sometimes, as is the case with Matt Spanos, you are not quite sure how it happened. This is a fairly...
The Injury Clinic
We're going to start a new feature here at CC; its called The Injury Clinic. Very little time is spent focusing on the different injuries that we read about or see throughout the season. I have...
The Green Injury
It was reported this morning by Scott Wolf that Broderic Green has a stress fracture in his foot, with a potential season ending injury. USC lost two players to possible season-ending injuries...
UPDATED: Washington's Injury...is a Grade III Sprain
Updated with New Information below - ParagonTell me about our depth at running back again...Chauncey Washington is likely to miss the season opener as reported by the LA Times this evening. This...
Sanchez :: 3 Weeks is not Likely
Image Credit: The Indiana Hand Center I have done some checking with one very prominent hand surgeon and on sports medicine surgeon who, also has a background in upper extremity injuries, here in...
Holland Fractures Collarbone...Again
Holland's injury is not as serious as this In a repeat of last season Jamere Holland once again fractured his collarbone and as a result he will miss the rest of spring practice. While the injury...
Damian Williams Tears Labrum
Updated and cleaned up. This is a part of a larger series on Sports Injuries – ParagonFrom Wolf at the Daily News: If Arkansas quarterback Mitch Mustain transfers to USC this summer, he will have...
The Moody Injury
The AnkleNirschl Orthopedic Center An ankle sprain is a soft-tissue (non-bone) injury to the ligaments surrounding the joint. Ligaments are tough bands of tissue that connect bone to bone and...
The Havili Injury
Updated and cleaned up. This is a part of a larger series on Sports Injuries – Paragon This is what Stanley Havili’s cracked Fibula might look like from last night’s game. Based on what I...
The Powdrell Injury
Updated and cleaned up. This is a part of a larger series on Sports Injuries - Paragon For any of you that saw Ryan Powdrell's twisted leg in the first quarter of last night's game I'm sure you...
